Charanjit Kaur Bajwa

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2012 - 2017
Preceded byLakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
Succeeded byFatehjang Singh Bajwa
ConstituencyQadian
Personal details
Born (1959-06-25) 25 June 1959 (age 65)
Patiala
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpousePratap Singh Bajwa
ChildrenVikram Partap Bajwa (1 Son)
Residence(s)Qadian, Punjab, India

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. She was Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Qadian.[1] She is the wife of the former Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president and Ex Member of the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur Pratap Singh Bajwa (now MLA).[2]

Political career

Bajwa was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2012 from Qadian.[3] She was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[4]

References

  1. ^ "List of winner and runner-up candidates". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Seniors skip Bajwa's Golden Temple visit Despite 'diktat'". The Tribune. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
    - "In Punjab, it's all in the family". The Hindu. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ^ "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation", Indian Express, 11 November 2016